[Namie Amuro] She Makes You Believe In A Ballerina In Namie's 80th Thread

[pimenta]

It's good that so many are enjoying her new releases, but I'm just sad I'm not included in this group, I really don't like the direction her music is taking But she likes to innovate herself, so I'm hopping she'll soon change again and won't continue with this uninspired music style (imo) she's releasing now...

Originally Posted by Mirrorcle Monster

I know im probably the only one (given that the hype around her is huge right now), but lately I started losing interest in Namie. It looks like she lost all of the passion and heart in her songs. Yes, some of them are great, but most of the time they are Western pop singer rejects. I have been following Namie since she released Say the Word, and i have always enjoyed the western feeling of Namie´s music. But lately i don´t know, but i feel like she has nothing new to offer. And i think that FEEL is a good album, its just that I can imagine 30 western pop singers singing those songs, I see absolutely no personality in it. Its great that she is still popular and sells like crazy, but I would love it if she experimented a little bit more with her music, like she did after PLAY.

Totally agree.

Originally Posted by emi♡

I just don't understand how anyone who is crying over how westernized her album is, could have been a fan since Style. You can't even GET more generically westernized than uh, the majority of her songs after she left the 90s lol

True, her songs have been sounding westernized for a really long time, but they never sounded this much generic pop as they do now, and that's personally what I don't enjoy about them. Most of her new songs sound uninspired, and that's what makes me think FEEL is really weak and kind of boring to listen to... My opinion of course.

[emi♡]

Originally Posted by pimenta

True, her songs have been sounding westernized for a really long time, but they never sounded this much generic pop as they do now, and that's personally what I don't enjoy about them. Most of her new songs sound uninspired, and that's what makes me think FEEL is really weak and kind of boring to listen to... My opinion of course.

They were just generic hip hop before though? I can understand people who really like her Past < Future sound, not liking this. I feel like, she mixed around a little more there. Even Do Me More, and WILD and such.

She actually reminds me more of Ayu for that album.

But I think the inspiration in these new songs is more about their overall feeling, and less about the specific sound. Actually, I kinda feel like her music was always about that, how they make her feel, and how she feels when she performs them.

[inthezone]

Namie has always had a similar style to western female singers. She's always done what was popular in the west

[pimenta]

Originally Posted by inthezone

Namie has always had a similar style to western female singers. She's always done what was popular in the west

No one said she didn't, that wasn't the point actually...

[OyTony]

I was at the concert on the 20th October and she performed Ballerina and Neonlight Lipstick.

Spoiler:

They used four small mirrors on each side of the catwalk and reflected the spotlights to make it look like a corridor. The choreography reminded me of the Defend Love performance at the LS tour. Namie and the dancers were in the middle of the catwalk and changed the positions from one side to the other. It looked so awesome. =D

[pommy48]

Gah! That sounds so cool!!!!

Ok, I need this concert to be released now

[inspire_rmx]

I'm so hyped that she performed the new songs!

[& + H]

Namie is the queen.

To the left....

[CoriKaru]

Looking at her dead cool face and then reading her exclamation point filled message of excitement is very conflicting.

It's like she's laughing that it's working when it's not even really who she is at all. Lulz.

*SnapsPic* ('_')

........

*GoesIntoNextRoom*

(*O*) "Hey Guys! OhMuhGawd Squeeeeeeeeee! Check out my new pics!" (@o@)

[LNette]

Neonlight Lipstick and Ballerina are available on iTunes France! Didn't check other iTunes stores but I guess it's available worldwide... Love it that they don't restrict the digital releases to Japan only

[~StarCatcher~]

I can only say I really love Ballerina, because of it's dark vibe and the heavy bass.

Neonlight Lipstick is cool, too=)

I really love the new songs♥

[NintendoHTF1242]

I could understand not liking FEEL as an album (actually I can't ctfu too flawless) but if you don't like Stardust In My Eyes as a song I'm gonna need you to re-evaluate your life.

[Benikari47]

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

I could understand not liking FEEL as an album (actually I can't ctfu too flawless) but if you don't like Stardust In My Eyes as a song I'm gonna need you to re-evaluate your life.

THANK FREAKING YOU! The best song on the album along with Heaven

[pimenta]

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

I could understand not liking FEEL as an album (actually I can't ctfu too flawless) but if you don't like Stardust In My Eyes as a song I'm gonna need you to re-evaluate your life.

Sorry, but for me it's the most forgettable song in the album. Absolutely not bad, and I like it way more than Rainbows or CYFTL, but I keep forgeting exists. I just don't feel all this love for this song...

I don't dislike FEEL (I actually bought the album and don't regret it), listening to the songs individually they're all good, but I just never feel like listening to this album, just a few songs (I absolutely adore Contrail), I guess I don't feel it...

Originally Posted by emi♡

They were just generic hip hop before though? I can understand people who really like her Past < Future sound, not liking this. I feel like, she mixed around a little more there. Even Do Me More, and WILD and such.

I guess that's it, P < F is my favorite from her

but I do love all her albums from STYLE to Uncontrolled (the older ones I just like some of the songs in them, but don't like them fully). I don't "love" FEEL though...

[Delicious n Bold]

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

I could understand not liking FEEL as an album (actually I can't ctfu too flawless) but if you don't like Stardust In My Eyes as a song I'm gonna need you to re-evaluate your life.

+1

Best not forget Contrail. Even namie brings herself back to life with that chorus (after sounding dead during the versus).

[ohsixthirty]

excuse me for being a bad namie fan...but what exactly IS untitled? i keep seeing it. is it a new single?

[Benikari47]

Originally Posted by ohsixthirty

excuse me for being a bad namie fan...but what exactly IS untitled? i keep seeing it. is it a new single?

It's a clothing brand she's promoting/endorsing right now.

[YuriChan]

^I believe it's a clothing line. o_o

[ohsixthirty]

^ah, thank you!

[CoriKaru]

Stardust In my eyes is Lint In My Ears. Bah.